Comparing Multiplication & Division-Pre Lesson - Modified

A definition of quotient is:

• to explain or show the similarities or differences between items or ideas.

• the result of multiplying two or more items together.

• the result of division.

• a letter that represents an unknown.

A definition of compare is:

• to explain or show the similarities or differences between items or ideas.

• the result of multiplying two or more items together.

• the result of division.

• a letter that represents an unknown.

Check the box of any statement which might be mathematically true. (Multi-select)

• Multiplication can be thought of as repeated addition.

• Block grids can be used to model simple arithmetic problems.

• Block models and arithmetic equations can reveal relationships between multiplication and division.

• Block models of multiplication and division do not form rectangles.

Answer explanation

Go back to your Whiteboard notes and look at all of the different block examples.

This is a model of:

• 5 + 2

• 2 + 5

• 5 / 2

• 2 x 5

Which is NOT a model of multiplication or division.

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